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Court orders dairy farm to pay $2.2m after PKE dispute

Former Fonterra board candidate's email flame-out triggers legal action over Southland stock feed supply.

Southland Farms NZ, owned by investor Philipp Haas, owns two dairy farms near Invercargill.

Tim Hunter Tue, 09 Jun 2026
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Dairy farmer Southern Farms NZ, owned by Switzerland-based investor and former Fonterra board candidate Philipp Haas, has been ordered to pay $2.2 million to a Southland stock feed supplier after a contract dispute.

In a ruling issued on May 29, the Appeal Court largely upheld an earlier High Court

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Tim Hunter Tue, 09 Jun 2026
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